Base-ball glove.



Patented Ag. 15,1911.

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W. P. WHITLEY.

- BASE BALL GLOVE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 2s, 1910.

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BASE BALL GLOVE.

APPLIoATIoN FILED MAY ze. 1910.

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COLUMBIA PLANOCIRAPH C0., WASHINGTON. n. C.

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WILLIAM IP. WHITLEY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO RAWLINGSMANUFAC- TURING COMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION OFMISSOURI.

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Application filed May 2S, 1910.

T o all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM P. VVHIT- LEY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at St. Louis, Missouri, have invented a certain new anduseful Improvement in Base- Ball Gloves, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilledinthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of thisspecification, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improvedglove. Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line A-A of Fig. 1. Fig.3 is a detail of the palm section of the glove.

My invention relates to improvements in base ball gloves, and the objectthereof is to produce a glove to be used by elders more especially, buthas some of the features and advantages of a mitt.

A further object of my invention is to prou duce a glove of more simpleconstruction, and in which the most of the seams formed between theparts of the glove are on the back side thereof.

To these ends the invention resides in the arrangement, construction andcombination of the various parts to be hereinafter described andparticularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings 1 indicates the front piece or palm section of the glovehaving an irregular outline at the top edge 2 and fiaps 3 and l ateither side thereof. A piece is cut from the section as indicated at 5on the side of the palm section nearest the flap 3, which forms anopening for the thumb piece 6.

rlhe bottom edge 7 of the front or palm section is suitably curved toform the wrist portion of the glove. The back section of the glove S isformed in three parts or finger pieces 9, 10 and 11, which may beintegral or separate from each other.

The thumb piece 6 is formed in one piece, which is united by stitchingto the edges of the opening 5 and is also stitched to'the edge of theflap 3. The usual strap 12 is connected at one edge to the palm sectionl at the back side of the glove, and at the other side is adapted toconnect with a snap fastening 13 on the opposite side of the palmsection.

The palm section 1 is folded so that the side edge let is on the backside of the glove, and the flap portion 4 forms the back of the littlefinger portion of the glove. The back Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 15, 11911.

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piece 8 is folded and sewed to the front or palm section along the lines15, 16, 1'( and 18, the seam 18 uniting the finger portion 11 to the Hapor little finger portion 4 of the palm section.

At the opposite` side edge 19 of the palm section 1 the finger section 9is connected by stitching as indicated at 15. The flap 3 of the palmsection is stitched to the thumb piece 6. The b-ack section 8 extends tothe line 20 only leaving an opening in the back for the insertion of ahand.

To be inserted inside the glove structure formed by the union of thepalm section 1, back section 8 and the thumb piece 6 is a glove section21 formed with thumb and finger pieces either independent or integral.This section 21 is united by stitching to a similar section 22 of feltor stufling material which is suitably padded or thickened wheredesired.

rI`he internal glove sections 21 and 22 may be united to the externalsection formed by the union of the parts 1, 6 and 8, or may be leftunattached therefrom.

The external section of the glove is to be made of hard pliable leatherand the internalsection of soft material.

By examination of F ig. 1 it is seen that the glove, althoughexceedingly pliable as required of a fielders glove, has the outline ofa mitt, due to the front or palm section being united to the finger andthumb sections. By this construction the player is less liable to havethe ball pass between his fingers and yet the glove is pliable to allowof the ready movement of the lingers.

rlhe important seams, those between the finger sections are all on theback side of my glove and are, therefore, not so liable to wear, as inthe gloves on the market.

I am aware that various changes may be made in the construction,arrangementy and combination of the various parts of my device withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention, the scope of which isindicated by the claims.

I claim:

1. In a base ball glove, a continuous section forming the palm and frontportions of the lingers, a flap integral with one edge of saidcontinuous section, which flap is folded over and attached to the rearside of said continuous section to form the little finger' pocket, saidcontinuous section being provided With an opening a thumb piece set intosaid opening an integral extension or flap on the continuous palmsection, which last mentioned flap is attached to the thumb piece, and afinger section attached to the back of said continuous palm section,Substantially as specified.

2. A base ball glove comprising a flexible portion forming a palmsection having anA tion attached at the back thereof7 said thumb piecebeing also connected to an extension or flap of the palm section to forma Web between the thumb and linger pieces.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afix my signature in the presence of twoWitnesses, this 20th day of May, 1910.

VVLLIAM P. VHITLEY.

Witnesses:

M. P. SMITH, J. WV. CLIFT.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

